DSA-2612-2 ircd-ratbox -- programming error

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2612-2 ircd-ratbox -- programming error

Date Reported:

10 Feb 2013

Affected Packages:

ircd-ratbox

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2012-6084.

More information:

It was discovered that a bug in the server capability negotiation code of ircd-ratbox could result in denial of service.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.6.dfsg-2+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.7.dfsg-3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.0.7.dfsg-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your ircd-ratbox packages.